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n. - A white or pale green mineral (calcium magnesium silicate) of the amphibole group used as a form of asbestos.

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  • Libby vermiculite is contaminated with an especially toxic form of naturally-occurring asbestos called tremolite-actinolite asbestiform mineral fibers.
  • The tremolite occurs in white crystals, about a quarter inch in width and from a half to three inches in length.
  • In India a total of 1,293 tons of chrysotile, 31,728 tons of tremolite and 275 tons of crocidolite were processed in the period between April
  • It doesn't take a sleuth to detect danger in these kits -- the fingerprinting dust contains tremolite, one of the most lethal forms of asbestos.
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